On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, John Campea, Jon Schnepp, and Kristian Harloff discuss the following:

  • A Walk In The Woods opens this week
  • Biggest pleasant surprise film
  • Biggest disappointing film
  • Worst film of the year so far
  • Top 5 films of the year so far
  • Should children be restricted from PG-13 or Rated R films?
  • Scenes removed from Concussion
  • Cate Blanchett to play Lucile Ball
  • ...and a few things more!

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The second film opening this week is A Walk In The Woods. In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (played by Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife, and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek - his long lost and former friend Katz (played by Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law - sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, "adventure". Now they're about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.

2015 (Pre-Oscar Season) Year In Review

1) Biggest pleasant surprise film so far

The panelists list off the films that they weren't expecting a bunch from but really enjoyed

2) Biggest disappointment so far

The panelists lists off the film they had high hopes for that let them down

3) Worst 2 films so far

4) Top 5 best films of the year so far

MAIL BAG

Zander Tanigawa writes: My question is should AMC and other theaters create a rule or do something g that babies, children and kids should not be inside a P-13 or a Rated R when the audience are trying to enjoy a movie but get complaints of children crying, running around and making noises? This has happened to me before and wanted know your opinion. Has this happens to you, too. Thanks!

Drizzy Drake writes: Hello Collider Movie Crew, I'm a huge fan and my life wouldn't be complete without your show. I recently saw the trailer for Concussion and thought it was wonderful. However; I have read multiple reports stating that Sony removed certain scenes from the movie because they were afraid of angering the NFL. I was very disappointed when I read this because I'm a huge football fan and want to see this story told truthfully. What are you guy's thoughts on this. Thanks, and keep on being the best damn movie related show.


Thomas Scibbe writes: Hey guys, I love the show and watch it every day. What do you guys think of Cate Blanchett being set to play Lucile Ball? After what she did in the Aviator, and that she, in my opinion, is one of the top actresses in the business, doesn't this ooze Oscar? Plus its going to be written Aaron Sorkin. Just wondering what your thoughts on it were. Thanks!